Thursday, December 11, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Let's Get Visible.
RidingPretty has left a new comment on your post "Let's Get Visible":
nice post!
nice video!!!!! I want to sing this silly song now… "Get Visible, Get Visible" when I meet with a bicyclist sans lights at night
Posted by RidingPretty to Cyclelicious at 11/18/2008 02:03:00 PM
nice post!
nice video!!!!! I want to sing this silly song now… "Get Visible, Get Visible" when I meet with a bicyclist sans lights at night
Posted by RidingPretty to Cyclelicious at 11/18/2008 02:03:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Let's Get Visible.
nick has left a new comment on your post "Let's Get Visible":
After nearly getting hit 3 times in the past week, I've just invested in some visibility tweaks for my bike, altho I believe mine are far cheaper than those shown in the video but still quite effective.
I got the Nite Ize SpokeLit - Green ($16 for a pair), the Nite Ize Sport Vest ($24), and a string of White LED Xmas lights that run off of 3 AA batteries that I will probably wrap around my front fork ($6).
I'm considering another string of red LED Xmas lights for the rear triangle ($10), but the sets I've found don't claim to be weather resistant like the white ones do.
Posted by nick to Cyclelicious at 11/18/2008 01:37:00 PM
After nearly getting hit 3 times in the past week, I've just invested in some visibility tweaks for my bike, altho I believe mine are far cheaper than those shown in the video but still quite effective.
I got the Nite Ize SpokeLit - Green ($16 for a pair), the Nite Ize Sport Vest ($24), and a string of White LED Xmas lights that run off of 3 AA batteries that I will probably wrap around my front fork ($6).
I'm considering another string of red LED Xmas lights for the rear triangle ($10), but the sets I've found don't claim to be weather resistant like the white ones do.
Posted by nick to Cyclelicious at 11/18/2008 01:37:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on It slices it dices it....
SiouxGeonz has left a new comment on your post "It slices it dices it...":
... oh, and since it's an Oster set up, you *can* get a food processor thingy to work, too. It *can* dice.
Posted by SiouxGeonz to Cyclelicious at 11/18/2008 01:30:00 PM
... oh, and since it's an Oster set up, you *can* get a food processor thingy to work, too. It *can* dice.
Posted by SiouxGeonz to Cyclelicious at 11/18/2008 01:30:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on It slices it dices it....
SiouxGeonz has left a new comment on your post "It slices it dices it...":
and the blender works peachily :)
Posted by SiouxGeonz to Cyclelicious at 11/18/2008 01:29:00 PM
and the blender works peachily :)
Posted by SiouxGeonz to Cyclelicious at 11/18/2008 01:29:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on It slices it dices it....
Yokota Fritz has left a new comment on your post "It slices it dices it...":
So you towed your kids, your gear, AND your wife with her bike. You're buff, dude.
Posted by Yokota Fritz to Cyclelicious at 11/18/2008 01:24:00 PM
So you towed your kids, your gear, AND your wife with her bike. You're buff, dude.
Posted by Yokota Fritz to Cyclelicious at 11/18/2008 01:24:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on It slices it dices it....
getinlost has left a new comment on your post "It slices it dices it...":
No need to make it. See here http://www.bikeblender.com/b3.html
Posted by getinlost to Cyclelicious at 11/18/2008 12:56:00 PM
No need to make it. See here http://www.bikeblender.com/b3.html
Posted by getinlost to Cyclelicious at 11/18/2008 12:56:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on It slices it dices it....
The Stouts has left a new comment on your post "It slices it dices it...":
I either need to buy that attachment or make one ;)
Posted by The Stouts to Cyclelicious at 11/18/2008 12:34:00 PM
I either need to buy that attachment or make one ;)
Posted by The Stouts to Cyclelicious at 11/18/2008 12:34:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on It slices it dices it....
Noah has left a new comment on your post "It slices it dices it...":
but Will It Blend? That is the question.
Posted by Noah to Cyclelicious at 11/18/2008 12:27:00 PM
but Will It Blend? That is the question.
Posted by Noah to Cyclelicious at 11/18/2008 12:27:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins.
Christopher Fahey has left a new comment on your post "New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins":
While beautiful, it look extremely weak to me. An enormous amount of leverage can be put upon the tiny footprint at the bottom. It looks, however, like the NYT photo of it installed in Astor Place may involve a much larger footplate to solve this very problem.
A typical design cop-out: Design an elegant object that cannot survive without an ugly prosthetic, but display it in magazines without that prosthetic. It's like electronic devices being shown without bulky ugly power cords.
Posted by Christopher Fahey to Cyclelicious at 11/18/2008 07:35:00 AM
While beautiful, it look extremely weak to me. An enormous amount of leverage can be put upon the tiny footprint at the bottom. It looks, however, like the NYT photo of it installed in Astor Place may involve a much larger footplate to solve this very problem.
A typical design cop-out: Design an elegant object that cannot survive without an ugly prosthetic, but display it in magazines without that prosthetic. It's like electronic devices being shown without bulky ugly power cords.
Posted by Christopher Fahey to Cyclelicious at 11/18/2008 07:35:00 AM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Important automotive recall.
bikesgonewild has left a new comment on your post "Important automotive recall":
...that's actually pretty 'funny'...
...because of the title, i didn't bother reading it 'til now...
...oughta start posting those around town, for real...
Posted by bikesgonewild to Cyclelicious at 11/18/2008 01:02:00 AM
...that's actually pretty 'funny'...
...because of the title, i didn't bother reading it 'til now...
...oughta start posting those around town, for real...
Posted by bikesgonewild to Cyclelicious at 11/18/2008 01:02:00 AM
Monday, November 17, 2008
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Gun racks for bicycles.
Ben has left a new comment on your post "Gun racks for bicycles":
Good point about the AAA jersey.
I guess that there must be conservative cyclists somewhere. I've never met any in my urban cycling advocate crowd. Presumably conservative cyclists are more recreational users.
Posted by Ben to Cyclelicious at 11/17/2008 02:22:00 PM
Good point about the AAA jersey.
I guess that there must be conservative cyclists somewhere. I've never met any in my urban cycling advocate crowd. Presumably conservative cyclists are more recreational users.
Posted by Ben to Cyclelicious at 11/17/2008 02:22:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Important automotive recall.
-p has left a new comment on your post "Important automotive recall":
Actually, it would be even better if it pointed to a live web site.
Posted by -p to Cyclelicious at 11/17/2008 11:22:00 AM
Actually, it would be even better if it pointed to a live web site.
Posted by -p to Cyclelicious at 11/17/2008 11:22:00 AM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Important automotive recall.
-p has left a new comment on your post "Important automotive recall":
Yes, this is brilliant marketing. Many people will throw it out, but a few will read it and it will really make an impact with those that do.
Posted by -p to Cyclelicious at 11/17/2008 11:21:00 AM
Yes, this is brilliant marketing. Many people will throw it out, but a few will read it and it will really make an impact with those that do.
Posted by -p to Cyclelicious at 11/17/2008 11:21:00 AM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Tech bike jersey shootout.
cyclecoach has left a new comment on your post "Tech bike jersey shootout":
Being a cycling proffessional is not a dream anymore, progressive cycle coaching does everything which needs to be done to be a cyclist proffessionals.
people are crazy for bicycle , because various brands approaching to the market , and proper handling of various models should be there for safety reasons.else it can cause a severe damage.
Posted by cyclecoach to Cyclelicious at 11/17/2008 05:56:00 AM
Being a cycling proffessional is not a dream anymore, progressive cycle coaching does everything which needs to be done to be a cyclist proffessionals.
people are crazy for bicycle , because various brands approaching to the market , and proper handling of various models should be there for safety reasons.else it can cause a severe damage.
Posted by cyclecoach to Cyclelicious at 11/17/2008 05:56:00 AM
Sunday, November 16, 2008
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Gun racks for bicycles.
Russ has left a new comment on your post "Gun racks for bicycles":
@yokota, I'd say my dad is mostly a left leaning republican. He is married to a hard core Catholic, so he has to look like a republican, but he is too smart to only think one way about things. I am pretty sure he voted for Obama, but told my mom he voted for McCain.
Russ
Please don't take any offense to anything I just said.
Posted by Russ to Cyclelicious at 11/16/2008 07:15:00 PM
@yokota, I'd say my dad is mostly a left leaning republican. He is married to a hard core Catholic, so he has to look like a republican, but he is too smart to only think one way about things. I am pretty sure he voted for Obama, but told my mom he voted for McCain.
Russ
Please don't take any offense to anything I just said.
Posted by Russ to Cyclelicious at 11/16/2008 07:15:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Santa Cruz bicycle photos.
Yokota Fritz has left a new comment on your post "Santa Cruz bicycle photos":
It was in the mid 80s over the weekend here!
Posted by Yokota Fritz to Cyclelicious at 11/16/2008 05:02:00 PM
It was in the mid 80s over the weekend here!
Posted by Yokota Fritz to Cyclelicious at 11/16/2008 05:02:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Gun racks for bicycles.
Yokota Fritz has left a new comment on your post "Gun racks for bicycles":
@wheelman: I like those WWII bike photos.
@ghost: Read it in an interview sometime back. Couldn't find it, though.
@295: That Wiki article also says O'Toole promotes transit?
@BGW: Extremism in the defense of lane space is, umm, something.
@Jennifer: Here you go.
Posted by Yokota Fritz to Cyclelicious at 11/16/2008 04:59:00 PM
@wheelman: I like those WWII bike photos.
@ghost: Read it in an interview sometime back. Couldn't find it, though.
@295: That Wiki article also says O'Toole promotes transit?
@BGW: Extremism in the defense of lane space is, umm, something.
@Jennifer: Here you go.
Posted by Yokota Fritz to Cyclelicious at 11/16/2008 04:59:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Important automotive recall.
GhostRider has left a new comment on your post "Important automotive recall":
Oh. My. God. I am printing up a thousand of these and am going to start distributing these on windshields IMMEDIATELY
Posted by GhostRider to Cyclelicious at 11/16/2008 02:27:00 PM
Oh. My. God. I am printing up a thousand of these and am going to start distributing these on windshields IMMEDIATELY
Posted by GhostRider to Cyclelicious at 11/16/2008 02:27:00 PM
Saturday, November 15, 2008
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Gun racks for bicycles.
bikesgonewild has left a new comment on your post "Gun racks for bicycles":
...gee...
...everything pictured looks so, i don't know, unwieldy, i guess...
...i'd suggest a good cyclo-cross bike w/ a handlebar mounted mac 10 on a 150* swivel...
...oh, wait...i thought this was for urban assault "traffic control"...
...i see i'm being a little extreme here...must be having "claim the lane - pay back" issues...
Posted by bikesgonewild to Cyclelicious at 11/15/2008 12:39:00 PM
...gee...
...everything pictured looks so, i don't know, unwieldy, i guess...
...i'd suggest a good cyclo-cross bike w/ a handlebar mounted mac 10 on a 150* swivel...
...oh, wait...i thought this was for urban assault "traffic control"...
...i see i'm being a little extreme here...must be having "claim the lane - pay back" issues...
Posted by bikesgonewild to Cyclelicious at 11/15/2008 12:39:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Gun racks for bicycles.
Jennifer has left a new comment on your post "Gun racks for bicycles":
No, true irony would be a AAA jersey.
Posted by Jennifer to Cyclelicious at 11/15/2008 02:56:00 AM
No, true irony would be a AAA jersey.
Posted by Jennifer to Cyclelicious at 11/15/2008 02:56:00 AM
Friday, November 14, 2008
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Gun racks for bicycles.
295bus has left a new comment on your post "Gun racks for bicycles":
Randall O'Toole, the anti-transit highway-lobby shill, reportedly (wikipedia!) bikes to work. Go figure.
Posted by 295bus to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 10:31:00 PM
Randall O'Toole, the anti-transit highway-lobby shill, reportedly (wikipedia!) bikes to work. Go figure.
Posted by 295bus to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 10:31:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins.
Jym has left a new comment on your post "New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins":
=v= Yep, I like the ecology symbol, and NYC has a handful of other designs by David Byrne.
NYC also has two award-winning bike racks designed to protect street trees: [PDF format, 237kb].
Posted by Jym to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 08:59:00 PM
=v= Yep, I like the ecology symbol, and NYC has a handful of other designs by David Byrne.
NYC also has two award-winning bike racks designed to protect street trees: [PDF format, 237kb].
Posted by Jym to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 08:59:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Gun racks for bicycles.
Adrienne has left a new comment on your post "Gun racks for bicycles":
These are so damn funny! They would be hilarious to ride around with! Talk about getting plenty of room to ride!
Posted by Adrienne to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 07:43:00 PM
These are so damn funny! They would be hilarious to ride around with! Talk about getting plenty of room to ride!
Posted by Adrienne to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 07:43:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins.
Adrienne has left a new comment on your post "New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins":
It seems to be fixed to the ground by a mounting system that bolts to the ring and then to the ground. I think it looks pretty neat and would be beautiful if there were a dozen of them lined along the whole length of a street. I just wish these racks were designed with more than 2 bikes in mind. They fill up so fast!
Posted by Adrienne to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 07:39:00 PM
It seems to be fixed to the ground by a mounting system that bolts to the ring and then to the ground. I think it looks pretty neat and would be beautiful if there were a dozen of them lined along the whole length of a street. I just wish these racks were designed with more than 2 bikes in mind. They fill up so fast!
Posted by Adrienne to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 07:39:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins.
GhostRider has left a new comment on your post "New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins":
Those new NYC racks should be popular with the "fixie crowd"...the thing looks like the requisite "Arrospok" (minus one spoke).
Posted by GhostRider to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 05:52:00 PM
Those new NYC racks should be popular with the "fixie crowd"...the thing looks like the requisite "Arrospok" (minus one spoke).
Posted by GhostRider to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 05:52:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Gun racks for bicycles.
GhostRider has left a new comment on your post "Gun racks for bicycles":
I'm waiting for some aftermarket company to make a Browning M2 .50 Cal. machine gun mount for the back of my Xtracycle...with a remote-mounted trigger on the handlebar.
Is that true about Ralph Nader? If so, I guess I don't feel so bad for not voting for him the past couple of elections.
Posted by GhostRider to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 05:50:00 PM
I'm waiting for some aftermarket company to make a Browning M2 .50 Cal. machine gun mount for the back of my Xtracycle...with a remote-mounted trigger on the handlebar.
Is that true about Ralph Nader? If so, I guess I don't feel so bad for not voting for him the past couple of elections.
Posted by GhostRider to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 05:50:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Gun racks for bicycles.
Yokota Fritz has left a new comment on your post "Gun racks for bicycles":
And I suspect Russ's father who shoots critters on his farm and rides his bike to church is probably fairly conservative.
Posted by Yokota Fritz to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 02:38:00 PM
And I suspect Russ's father who shoots critters on his farm and rides his bike to church is probably fairly conservative.
Posted by Yokota Fritz to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 02:38:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Gun racks for bicycles.
Yokota Fritz has left a new comment on your post "Gun racks for bicycles":
@Ben, the guy who posted before you is very conservative. So is this carless dude, this guy, this guy to some degree and even (in some ways) this guy.
There are cyclists across the whole political spectrum -- Bush is an avid mountain biker, after all, while Ralph Nader absolutely eschews bikes and thinks they should be banned from the streets for safety reasons.
Posted by Yokota Fritz to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 02:37:00 PM
@Ben, the guy who posted before you is very conservative. So is this carless dude, this guy, this guy to some degree and even (in some ways) this guy.
There are cyclists across the whole political spectrum -- Bush is an avid mountain biker, after all, while Ralph Nader absolutely eschews bikes and thinks they should be banned from the streets for safety reasons.
Posted by Yokota Fritz to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 02:37:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Gun racks for bicycles.
Ben has left a new comment on your post "Gun racks for bicycles":
You'd never see an NRA jersey, unless it was meant to be ironic. I've never met a conservative cyclist.
Posted by Ben to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 02:20:00 PM
You'd never see an NRA jersey, unless it was meant to be ironic. I've never met a conservative cyclist.
Posted by Ben to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 02:20:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Gun racks for bicycles.
Elias has left a new comment on your post "Gun racks for bicycles":
I wonder if I'd get less flak from motorists with one of these?
Posted by Elias to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 01:29:00 PM
I wonder if I'd get less flak from motorists with one of these?
Posted by Elias to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 01:29:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins.
Tony Bullard has left a new comment on your post "New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins":
@Kate
Those gear tree racks seem like a horrible idea. Just the ideaof tripping and running a shoulder into a giant line of gears...ow.
Posted by Tony Bullard to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 01:07:00 PM
@Kate
Those gear tree racks seem like a horrible idea. Just the ideaof tripping and running a shoulder into a giant line of gears...ow.
Posted by Tony Bullard to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 01:07:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins.
Alan has left a new comment on your post "New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins":
Sweet. Love the design. Simple, clean, and it made me think of bicycle wheels and the ecology symbol as well.
Alan @ EcoVelo
Posted by Alan to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 01:01:00 PM
Sweet. Love the design. Simple, clean, and it made me think of bicycle wheels and the ecology symbol as well.
Alan @ EcoVelo
Posted by Alan to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 01:01:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins.
Tony Bullard has left a new comment on your post "New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins":
@Yokota
That NYTimes pic looks photoshoped...concept image or something. Look at the way the chain lays on the rack, looks funny.
Posted by Tony Bullard to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 01:01:00 PM
@Yokota
That NYTimes pic looks photoshoped...concept image or something. Look at the way the chain lays on the rack, looks funny.
Posted by Tony Bullard to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 01:01:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins.
Kate has left a new comment on your post "New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins":
Considering that Austin has less than a tenth of NYC's population, and even less of which live in areas accessible by bicycles...no.
:D
Posted by Kate to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 12:37:00 PM
Considering that Austin has less than a tenth of NYC's population, and even less of which live in areas accessible by bicycles...no.
:D
Posted by Kate to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 12:37:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins.
Yokota Fritz has left a new comment on your post "New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins":
Kate, I like those Austin designs - very nice. But does Austin plan to install 5,000 of those like NYC does?
Posted by Yokota Fritz to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 12:31:00 PM
Kate, I like those Austin designs - very nice. But does Austin plan to install 5,000 of those like NYC does?
Posted by Yokota Fritz to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 12:31:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins.
Kate has left a new comment on your post "New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins":
Hah...that's all you guys got? Check out the winners of Austin's bike rack design contest:
http://www.terrorintheheartland.com/2008/11/03/downtown-bicycle-rack-winners/
Boo.yah.
Posted by Kate to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 12:20:00 PM
Hah...that's all you guys got? Check out the winners of Austin's bike rack design contest:
http://www.terrorintheheartland.com/2008/11/03/downtown-bicycle-rack-winners/
Boo.yah.
Posted by Kate to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 12:20:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins.
Yokota Fritz has left a new comment on your post "New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins":
@al: Boulder Colorado used to take old steering wheels and attach them to parking meters for bike racks. They use commercial metal hoops for their parking meter racks now.
Posted by Yokota Fritz to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 11:41:00 AM
@al: Boulder Colorado used to take old steering wheels and attach them to parking meters for bike racks. They use commercial metal hoops for their parking meter racks now.
Posted by Yokota Fritz to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 11:41:00 AM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins.
Yokota Fritz has left a new comment on your post "New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins":
@Tony: There's a photo of this rack in the wild at the NYTimes, but I don't have any clue how it's attached to the ground. Maybe it's glued in place?
The article describes it as cast iron so it's at leat heavy.
Posted by Yokota Fritz to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 11:37:00 AM
@Tony: There's a photo of this rack in the wild at the NYTimes, but I don't have any clue how it's attached to the ground. Maybe it's glued in place?
The article describes it as cast iron so it's at leat heavy.
Posted by Yokota Fritz to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 11:37:00 AM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins.
Al has left a new comment on your post "New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins":
Ironic that it looks like a car steering wheel.
That aside, let me be the first to say, "Nice Rack".
Posted by Al to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 11:29:00 AM
Ironic that it looks like a car steering wheel.
That aside, let me be the first to say, "Nice Rack".
Posted by Al to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 11:29:00 AM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins.
Tony Bullard has left a new comment on your post "New York City bike rack contest: Hoop wins":
How are they going to pin that thing to the ground? Seems like it wouldn't fit more than a couple bolts. Sure, stealing the rack with a bike wouldn't be convenient, but the rack itself doesn't see, like it would be all that secure, which seems like trouble to me.
Posted by Tony Bullard to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 11:27:00 AM
How are they going to pin that thing to the ground? Seems like it wouldn't fit more than a couple bolts. Sure, stealing the rack with a bike wouldn't be convenient, but the rack itself doesn't see, like it would be all that secure, which seems like trouble to me.
Posted by Tony Bullard to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 11:27:00 AM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Grandma on a bike.
Jerry has left a new comment on your post "Grandma on a bike":
Funny stuff, she was bustin' a move there.
Posted by Jerry to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 12:35:00 AM
Funny stuff, she was bustin' a move there.
Posted by Jerry to Cyclelicious at 11/14/2008 12:35:00 AM
Thursday, November 13, 2008
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Yahoo's company car.
Guy McLaren has left a new comment on your post "Yahoo's company car":
Awesomeness, I am busy building a velomobile to cycle around South Africa. I also want to promote Human Power as a valid commuting method
Posted by Guy McLaren to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 11:03:00 PM
Awesomeness, I am busy building a velomobile to cycle around South Africa. I also want to promote Human Power as a valid commuting method
Posted by Guy McLaren to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 11:03:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Tech bike jersey shootout.
matthew has left a new comment on your post "Tech bike jersey shootout":
nice posting
Posted by matthew to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 10:02:00 PM
nice posting
Posted by matthew to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 10:02:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Tech bike jersey shootout.
Yokota Fritz has left a new comment on your post "Tech bike jersey shootout":
In the South Bay, Yahoo is the best among larger companies in promoting bike commuting, where 36% of employees get to work without driving solo. IMO, their jerseys are among the best and their purple bikes look nicer than the chintzy blue bikes that Google provides.
Posted by Yokota Fritz to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 04:56:00 PM
In the South Bay, Yahoo is the best among larger companies in promoting bike commuting, where 36% of employees get to work without driving solo. IMO, their jerseys are among the best and their purple bikes look nicer than the chintzy blue bikes that Google provides.
Posted by Yokota Fritz to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 04:56:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Caltrain bikes on board: Compare and contrast.
Yokota Fritz has left a new comment on your post "Caltrain bikes on board: Compare and contrast":
Thanks Solly; your contest sounds very intriguing and I like your ideas. Do you know if your designs will be available anywhere on the Internet for others to view?
Posted by Yokota Fritz to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 04:23:00 PM
Thanks Solly; your contest sounds very intriguing and I like your ideas. Do you know if your designs will be available anywhere on the Internet for others to view?
Posted by Yokota Fritz to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 04:23:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Caltrain bikes on board: Compare and contrast.
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Caltrain bikes on board: Compare and contrast":
Hello,
My name is Solly, I am a 6th grade student in Los Angeles.
I am on a team competing in FIRST LEGO League, which promotes science and technology for kids. This year's theme is Climate Connections, and our team chose to study the connections between rising temperatures and car emissions in Los Angeles. Did you know that these two things both affect each other?
Our team needed to think of a creative solution for our topic. We found that a lot of car emissions come from people who drive a long distance to work every day, such as from Palmdale or Riverside to the downtown area. These areas have commuter trains called MetroLink, and our idea is to add a rail car for bikes only. This would encourage more people to leave the car at home, and get to work with bike and train.
We were surprised to learn that MetroLink has room for only 2 bikes per train car. The other LA train system is a subway called Metro that travels shorter distances. Metro is adding bike lockers at some stations, but this means you have to buy two bikes if you really want to stop driving the car to work.
In LA and other cities, train companies do not want to remove more seats to make room for bikes, because it would reduce their income. Passenger train cars are expensive and take a long time to get. So our idea is to take older rail cars that were used for something else, and make some changes to allow bike racks and ramps to get on and off. After parking your bike in this rail car you just go sit down in a regular passenger car. Adding these simple rail cars to the commuter train would not reduce income, and might even sell more tickets from all the people that could now take their bike to work.
We made several designs of rail cars that could hold between 34 and 80 bikes. We estimate that each bikes-only rail car could reduce 408 to 960 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year, if these commuters stopped driving 60 miles each way. This is based on 0.8 pounds of CO2 per mile driven.
We also researched to see if other parts of the world have tried this idea. Some cities in the US are adding more room for bikes by taking out seats, but this is going slow. Some cities in Europe have taken out most or all of the seats, with people standing next to the bikes, but this was on subways and different than our topic of long distance commuters.
If you have read all this, thank you very much, because another one of our assignments was to share our project with people who might be interested. Internet blogs are a good way for our team to try and share our work with a lot of people. Hopefully you like our idea, and please wish us luck in our competition.
Solly
Posted by Anonymous to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 04:19:00 PM
Hello,
My name is Solly, I am a 6th grade student in Los Angeles.
I am on a team competing in FIRST LEGO League, which promotes science and technology for kids. This year's theme is Climate Connections, and our team chose to study the connections between rising temperatures and car emissions in Los Angeles. Did you know that these two things both affect each other?
Our team needed to think of a creative solution for our topic. We found that a lot of car emissions come from people who drive a long distance to work every day, such as from Palmdale or Riverside to the downtown area. These areas have commuter trains called MetroLink, and our idea is to add a rail car for bikes only. This would encourage more people to leave the car at home, and get to work with bike and train.
We were surprised to learn that MetroLink has room for only 2 bikes per train car. The other LA train system is a subway called Metro that travels shorter distances. Metro is adding bike lockers at some stations, but this means you have to buy two bikes if you really want to stop driving the car to work.
In LA and other cities, train companies do not want to remove more seats to make room for bikes, because it would reduce their income. Passenger train cars are expensive and take a long time to get. So our idea is to take older rail cars that were used for something else, and make some changes to allow bike racks and ramps to get on and off. After parking your bike in this rail car you just go sit down in a regular passenger car. Adding these simple rail cars to the commuter train would not reduce income, and might even sell more tickets from all the people that could now take their bike to work.
We made several designs of rail cars that could hold between 34 and 80 bikes. We estimate that each bikes-only rail car could reduce 408 to 960 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year, if these commuters stopped driving 60 miles each way. This is based on 0.8 pounds of CO2 per mile driven.
We also researched to see if other parts of the world have tried this idea. Some cities in the US are adding more room for bikes by taking out seats, but this is going slow. Some cities in Europe have taken out most or all of the seats, with people standing next to the bikes, but this was on subways and different than our topic of long distance commuters.
If you have read all this, thank you very much, because another one of our assignments was to share our project with people who might be interested. Internet blogs are a good way for our team to try and share our work with a lot of people. Hopefully you like our idea, and please wish us luck in our competition.
Solly
Posted by Anonymous to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 04:19:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Q&A with Professional Cyclists.
Yokota Fritz has left a new comment on your post "Q&A with Professional Cyclists":
Enhancement: Shhhh! Be quiet! We don't want the Feds to catch on to us.
Posted by Yokota Fritz to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 04:06:00 PM
Enhancement: Shhhh! Be quiet! We don't want the Feds to catch on to us.
Posted by Yokota Fritz to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 04:06:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Q&A with Professional Cyclists.
Enhancement Smoker has left a new comment on your post "Q&A with Professional Cyclists":
"What I DO find weird is that I know people who are really into bicycle racing, yet they drive a car to work."
Hell yes.
If these pros use Twitter, they're merely supporting terrorism. Twitter is a terrorist tool:
Threat Watch
Posted by Enhancement Smoker to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 04:00:00 PM
"What I DO find weird is that I know people who are really into bicycle racing, yet they drive a car to work."
Hell yes.
If these pros use Twitter, they're merely supporting terrorism. Twitter is a terrorist tool:
Threat Watch
Posted by Enhancement Smoker to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 04:00:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on A United Front.
Adrienne has left a new comment on your post "A United Front":
bikesgonewild- There is only one way to establish a 'bike culture' in this country- get out and bike. Whenever I take the kids out to ride, which is almost everyday as I have just about abandoned my car, I get a lot of comments. Most of the time, people are really surprised that kids can be taught the rules of the road and how to ride safely for themselves and others. Those in the community who already ride the streets are always thrilled to see young kids out doing the same thing and usually wave to them or give them a thumbs up. Drivers are good about giving them space and time.
Every once in awhile, someone feels the need to lecture me about how dangerous it is and they would never allow their kids.... I just smile and let them know we are glad we are not missing out on the fun.
It is easy to become terrified of the world from the safety of the couch. When people lose touch of how to move with their bodies, they become afraid of the world and try to project it on others. That is where so many VC's can get a bit strident, because they dislike other's projecting fear onto them. When the discussion comes away from 'safety' and moves to 'practicality', we will find the two sides come together more and more to find solutions that work for everyone.
Posted by Adrienne to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 02:43:00 PM
bikesgonewild- There is only one way to establish a 'bike culture' in this country- get out and bike. Whenever I take the kids out to ride, which is almost everyday as I have just about abandoned my car, I get a lot of comments. Most of the time, people are really surprised that kids can be taught the rules of the road and how to ride safely for themselves and others. Those in the community who already ride the streets are always thrilled to see young kids out doing the same thing and usually wave to them or give them a thumbs up. Drivers are good about giving them space and time.
Every once in awhile, someone feels the need to lecture me about how dangerous it is and they would never allow their kids.... I just smile and let them know we are glad we are not missing out on the fun.
It is easy to become terrified of the world from the safety of the couch. When people lose touch of how to move with their bodies, they become afraid of the world and try to project it on others. That is where so many VC's can get a bit strident, because they dislike other's projecting fear onto them. When the discussion comes away from 'safety' and moves to 'practicality', we will find the two sides come together more and more to find solutions that work for everyone.
Posted by Adrienne to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 02:43:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Tech bike jersey shootout.
-p has left a new comment on your post "Tech bike jersey shootout":
I know for a fact Google supports bike commuting. That's great.
Posted by -p to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 02:42:00 PM
I know for a fact Google supports bike commuting. That's great.
Posted by -p to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 02:42:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Parking? Or Bike Lanes?.
MikeOnBike has left a new comment on your post "Parking? Or Bike Lanes?":
I'm guessing that the alternative to diagonal parking is parallel parking with door-zone bike lanes.
This is a classic problem in bikeway advocacy. It's very hard to make bikeways continuous AND well-designed. Here, the choice is between no bikeway or a poor bikeway.
Even without a dedicated bikeway, there are still generally two choices for the cyclist: Take the lane, or take the sidewalk.
Posted by MikeOnBike to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 02:15:00 PM
I'm guessing that the alternative to diagonal parking is parallel parking with door-zone bike lanes.
This is a classic problem in bikeway advocacy. It's very hard to make bikeways continuous AND well-designed. Here, the choice is between no bikeway or a poor bikeway.
Even without a dedicated bikeway, there are still generally two choices for the cyclist: Take the lane, or take the sidewalk.
Posted by MikeOnBike to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 02:15:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Tech bike jersey shootout.
LegoAndy has left a new comment on your post "Tech bike jersey shootout":
Another TiVo one: http://legoandy.com/Words/wpg2?g2_itemId=5767
Posted by LegoAndy to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 01:28:00 PM
Another TiVo one: http://legoandy.com/Words/wpg2?g2_itemId=5767
Posted by LegoAndy to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 01:28:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Tech bike jersey shootout.
LegoAndy has left a new comment on your post "Tech bike jersey shootout":
Here is the TiVo one:
http://legoandy.com/Words/wpg2?g2_itemId=5676
Posted by LegoAndy to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 01:25:00 PM
Here is the TiVo one:
http://legoandy.com/Words/wpg2?g2_itemId=5676
Posted by LegoAndy to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 01:25:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Grandma on a bike.
bikesgonewild has left a new comment on your post "Grandma on a bike":
...ah, that wasn't you in drag, in that video now was it ???...
...inquiring minds...that sorta thing...
...just wonderin'...
Posted by bikesgonewild to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 12:41:00 PM
...ah, that wasn't you in drag, in that video now was it ???...
...inquiring minds...that sorta thing...
...just wonderin'...
Posted by bikesgonewild to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 12:41:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on A United Front.
bikesgonewild has left a new comment on your post "A United Front":
...adrienne...polemics aside in this discussion, it was refreshing to read yer post as regards teaching yer young ones the proper tools to ride in sf...
...i'll always remain a cynic as to the mental capacity of the majority of drivers & therefore my 'modus operandi' is essentially "ride paranoid", but good to see you installing intelligent operating procedures in yer brood...
Posted by bikesgonewild to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 12:33:00 PM
...adrienne...polemics aside in this discussion, it was refreshing to read yer post as regards teaching yer young ones the proper tools to ride in sf...
...i'll always remain a cynic as to the mental capacity of the majority of drivers & therefore my 'modus operandi' is essentially "ride paranoid", but good to see you installing intelligent operating procedures in yer brood...
Posted by bikesgonewild to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 12:33:00 PM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on A United Front.
MikeOnBike has left a new comment on your post "A United Front":
Anon asks: "How do VCs explain to a young one that his 60 lb body on a bike has the same rights to use the road as a 60,000 lb semi?"
By that logic, how do we explain that a driver in a 4000 lb sedan has the same rights to use the road as a 60,000 lb semi?
As a practical matter, not many 6-year-olds are cycling on roads with semi truck traffic. But you could ask the same question about 200 lb adults, motorcycles, Mini Coopers, or even 6,000 lb SUVs. None of them are a match against a 60,000 lb semi. Or against each other.
But they all DO have the same right to the road. What's the alternative, physically separate lanes for every weight class of vehicle? Requiring all vehicles to weigh no less than 60,000 lbs? Road rights are proportional to vehicle weight?
Equal rights doesn't mean you HAVE to ride on the same roads as 60,000 lb semi trucks. You could ride on a different road or on the sidewalk. But some cyclists are very concerned about giving up our rights. As Ben Franklin put it: "If we restrict liberty to attain security we will lose them both."
Posted by MikeOnBike to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 11:25:00 AM
Anon asks: "How do VCs explain to a young one that his 60 lb body on a bike has the same rights to use the road as a 60,000 lb semi?"
By that logic, how do we explain that a driver in a 4000 lb sedan has the same rights to use the road as a 60,000 lb semi?
As a practical matter, not many 6-year-olds are cycling on roads with semi truck traffic. But you could ask the same question about 200 lb adults, motorcycles, Mini Coopers, or even 6,000 lb SUVs. None of them are a match against a 60,000 lb semi. Or against each other.
But they all DO have the same right to the road. What's the alternative, physically separate lanes for every weight class of vehicle? Requiring all vehicles to weigh no less than 60,000 lbs? Road rights are proportional to vehicle weight?
Equal rights doesn't mean you HAVE to ride on the same roads as 60,000 lb semi trucks. You could ride on a different road or on the sidewalk. But some cyclists are very concerned about giving up our rights. As Ben Franklin put it: "If we restrict liberty to attain security we will lose them both."
Posted by MikeOnBike to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 11:25:00 AM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on A United Front.
Adrienne has left a new comment on your post "A United Front":
There is the fact that there is no Amsterdam in the US. The vast majority of us can dream about 'infrastructure', but we are doing it while we are riding in traffic. We all need to behave like 'vehicular cyclists' because that is what we are. These are skills that benefit every person on a bike, even where there is segregation because they are skills that make us all more aware of others.
As to the child argument. I have been teaching my kids how to ride in San Francisco for the last year. My 14 year old son is now able to ride almost anywhere in the city with confidence, including taking lanes and 'reading' drivers. My 9 year old daughter will not ride on the sidewalk, she recognizes the street is safer. She knows how to stay out of the door zone, how to scan intersections, how to look for reverse lights on parked cars... She is not ready to ride alone across the city, because she is small, but she rides safely with her brother. Both of my kids know how to ride better than many adults I see.
We all want better space for bikes, but that does not mean that we shouldn't learn how to ride in all situations. The more who do, the better it will get for all on the road or in the bike lane.
Posted by Adrienne to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 11:03:00 AM
There is the fact that there is no Amsterdam in the US. The vast majority of us can dream about 'infrastructure', but we are doing it while we are riding in traffic. We all need to behave like 'vehicular cyclists' because that is what we are. These are skills that benefit every person on a bike, even where there is segregation because they are skills that make us all more aware of others.
As to the child argument. I have been teaching my kids how to ride in San Francisco for the last year. My 14 year old son is now able to ride almost anywhere in the city with confidence, including taking lanes and 'reading' drivers. My 9 year old daughter will not ride on the sidewalk, she recognizes the street is safer. She knows how to stay out of the door zone, how to scan intersections, how to look for reverse lights on parked cars... She is not ready to ride alone across the city, because she is small, but she rides safely with her brother. Both of my kids know how to ride better than many adults I see.
We all want better space for bikes, but that does not mean that we shouldn't learn how to ride in all situations. The more who do, the better it will get for all on the road or in the bike lane.
Posted by Adrienne to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 11:03:00 AM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Q&A with Professional Cyclists.
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Q&A with Professional Cyclists":
That's not weird.
What I DO find weird is that I know people who are really into bicycle racing, yet they drive a car to work.
Posted by Anonymous to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 10:48:00 AM
That's not weird.
What I DO find weird is that I know people who are really into bicycle racing, yet they drive a car to work.
Posted by Anonymous to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 10:48:00 AM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on A United Front.
MikeOnBike has left a new comment on your post "A United Front":
Jennifer's comment demonstrates part of the disagreement. Residential road rage?
More broadly, what seems to define the different viewpoints of cycling is how we view motorists. Are they raging demons who go into kill mode at the mere sight of a cyclist in their path? Or are they just other drivers who happen to be using wider, faster vehicles than us?
Likewise, is it the job of cyclists to always defer to motor traffic, staying out of their way at all costs, or is it the job of all drivers to treat each other as equals?
Until we can all agree on our relationship to motorists, it's difficult to be united. The comments above demonstrate both extremes.
We already have a physically separate network. We usually call them sidewalks, and some cyclists prefer that network. A Class I Multi Use path is just a sidewalk without a parallel road.
Posted by MikeOnBike to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 10:20:00 AM
Jennifer's comment demonstrates part of the disagreement. Residential road rage?
More broadly, what seems to define the different viewpoints of cycling is how we view motorists. Are they raging demons who go into kill mode at the mere sight of a cyclist in their path? Or are they just other drivers who happen to be using wider, faster vehicles than us?
Likewise, is it the job of cyclists to always defer to motor traffic, staying out of their way at all costs, or is it the job of all drivers to treat each other as equals?
Until we can all agree on our relationship to motorists, it's difficult to be united. The comments above demonstrate both extremes.
We already have a physically separate network. We usually call them sidewalks, and some cyclists prefer that network. A Class I Multi Use path is just a sidewalk without a parallel road.
Posted by MikeOnBike to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 10:20:00 AM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on Santa Cruz bicycle photos.
Jacob has left a new comment on your post "Santa Cruz bicycle photos":
nice pictures
Posted by Jacob to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 05:00:00 AM
nice pictures
Posted by Jacob to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 05:00:00 AM
[Cyclelicious] New comment on A United Front.
Jennifer has left a new comment on your post "A United Front":
Most of the problem is that the quiet side streets (which cyclists are always told are safer, no?) are just simply too dang narrow to share. A single cyclist, even one hugging the door zone, can create enough of a bottleneck in these narrow residential labrynths to drive a driver insane with road rage. Where would a separated bike lane go? It would have to replace a parking lane, and some people would give up a kidney before they gave up a parking spot.
So, I dunno, maybe the vehicular and the facilities people could put up a more united front if we all shook off this notion that busy = unsafe. Seems to me that arterial streets would be the best places for separated bike lanes, especially since many of them already have parking restrictions. So nobody would miss the parking (or if there's already a parking lane, then nobody would miss a traffic lane), cyclists would be able to ride where they actually want to go instead of following some circuitous side-street route through heck knows where, and at night there'd be better lighting and possibly more people afoot for added safety (because traffic isn't the only safety concern that keeps people off bikes).
Posted by Jennifer to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 12:45:00 AM
Most of the problem is that the quiet side streets (which cyclists are always told are safer, no?) are just simply too dang narrow to share. A single cyclist, even one hugging the door zone, can create enough of a bottleneck in these narrow residential labrynths to drive a driver insane with road rage. Where would a separated bike lane go? It would have to replace a parking lane, and some people would give up a kidney before they gave up a parking spot.
So, I dunno, maybe the vehicular and the facilities people could put up a more united front if we all shook off this notion that busy = unsafe. Seems to me that arterial streets would be the best places for separated bike lanes, especially since many of them already have parking restrictions. So nobody would miss the parking (or if there's already a parking lane, then nobody would miss a traffic lane), cyclists would be able to ride where they actually want to go instead of following some circuitous side-street route through heck knows where, and at night there'd be better lighting and possibly more people afoot for added safety (because traffic isn't the only safety concern that keeps people off bikes).
Posted by Jennifer to Cyclelicious at 11/13/2008 12:45:00 AM
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